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Cooperative Outlook

Tufts may be one of the smallest universities with a Clinical and Translational Science Award from the NIH, but it’s also especially adept at securing new partnerships beyond campus. Outlined here are three examples of exciting recent collaborations.
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Outsmarting Cholera

The tide is turning in a fifty-year war on a persistent strain of cholera, thanks to a team co-led by Tufts scientists and their research on the molecule cGAMP.
Boys filling water containers amid squalor in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Stopping Cholera in Its Tracks

Tufts researchers are testing bacteriophages—viruses that kill the cholera bacteria—as a way to halt the spread of the deadly disease.
Two dads playing with toddler.

Gay Dads and Stigmas

A new study finds that two-father families still face discrimination, especially in states and settings that offer fewer legal and social protections.
Researchers sampling bats for ebola in Liberia.

Hunting Ebola’s Origins

Two Tufts alumni contributed to research providing a critical clue into the mysterious cause of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history
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